Title: |
Tumor-Associated Macrophages with Fluorescent Nanoparticles |
Description: |
Researchers at the MIT-Harvard Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE) have found that tumor-associated macrophages play key roles in tumor progression and during treatment. The intravital microscope image comes from a live mouse and displays tumor cells (in green from their expression of a fluorescent protein) surrounded by tumor macrophages (in red from a targeted fluorescent 25nm nanoparticle to track their location over time). The blue represents the tumor vasculature.
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Topics/Categories: |
Science and Technology -- Nanotechnology |
Type: |
Color, Photo (JPEG format) |
Source: |
National Cancer Institute |
Creator: |
Ralph Weissleder, M.D., Ph.D. |
Date Created: |
March 1, 2012 |
Date Added: |
July 25, 2016 |
Reuse Restrictions: |
None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above.
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